Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire, two of pop music's most enduring and prolific outfits, are reuniting for a 30 city tour this summer, starting June 5 in Orange, Beach, Ala
"Dark Was The Night," a 31-track compilation of indie bands and artists that benefits the Red Hot Organization, an AIDS awareness charity, is getting the full concert treatment at Radio City Music Hall in New York on May 3.
Kings of Leon will be among the headliners of both this year's Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits festivals, Billboard sources have confirmed. Depeche Mode, the Beastie Boys, and Jane's Addiction are also playing Lollapalooza, which takes place in Chicago's Grant Park Aug 7-9.
Andrew Bird, the erudite multi-instrumentalist from Chicago whose "Noble Beast" debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 in January, has added new dates to his non-stop touring schedule.
Phish have recorded demo versions of 20 new songs for its next record, according to an interview published in the New York Times. No longer signed to a major label, the band is mulling an independent release for the to-be-recorded album.
Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction have announced the dates for their co-headlining tour this summer. The 23-date trek begins May 8 in West Palm Beach, FL and ends June 12 in Charlotte, NC, including a previously reported stop at the Sasquatch Festival in Washington State.
